Holliston and Ashland are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Holliston Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Ashland Clockers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Holliston will head out to face Ashland after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Holliston fell just short of Hopkinton by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Holliston sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-10, 18-25, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Ashland waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Marauders by a score of 3-1.
Ashland was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-12, 25-27, 25-14.
Ashland found their leader in underclassman Rose Berliner, who had eight digs and five aces.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Holliston's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ashland, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Holliston took their victory against Ashland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Holliston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ashland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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